Smart vanity mirror speaker system

ABSTRACT

A smart vanity mirror speaker system may include a surface-mounted mirror that includes a mirror on one side and a screen display opposite the mirror, and a module capable of capturing, broadcasting, and recording still photos, audio, and video of a user, wherein the mirror is capable of being adjusted in height and angle. The system may include at least one light ring, a companion device/control panel, and/or an external microphone. The system includes an acoustic chamber connected to a bottom portion of the mirror, the acoustic chamber having a speaker integrated within the acoustic chamber. The acoustic chamber may include a downward-facing full-range driver on a lower end of the acoustic chamber; and a passive base isolator on an upper end of the acoustic chamber. The smart vanity mirror speaker system may pair with at least one Bluetooth®-enabled device or MP3 player.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present Application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. applicationSer. No. 16/390,178, filed Apr. 22, 2019, entitled “Selfie MirrorSpeaker,” the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in itsentirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates, in general, to a mirror and speakersystem, and more specifically, to a smart vanity mirror speaker system.

BACKGROUND

Mirrors can provide a reflection that may not produce a desirableself-portrait type image, more commonly known as a selfie.Conventionally, mirrors may not include smart technology and may notprovide a speaker for optimizing use of the mirror without requiringmultiple devices. Neither conventional nor smart mirrors display anenhanced image of a user on their surface that is generated by a cameraand enhanced by various filters so that the user's appearance isenhanced. Other convenience features, such as voice- or gesture-operatedswiveling of a double-sided make-up mirror, are also noticeably absentfrom mirrors in the market. In addition, features such as the additionof a handheld companion electronic device that can be used to controlthe smart mirror while also functioning as a beauty tool that candeliver treatments such as skin phototherapy and access to a virtualcommunity of users are also absent from the market for mirrors.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a smart vanity mirrorspeaker system, the system comprising: a surface-mounted mirrorcomprising: a mirror on a first side; a screen display on a second sideopposite the first side; one or more modules capable of capturing,livecasting, and recording a plurality of still images and photos,non-visible and heat spectrum images, 3D images, audio inputs, and videoof a user; and a swivel that connects to a single point or a pluralityof sides of the surface-mounted mirror, and provides for rotationaladjustability of the surface-mounted mirror. The system also may includea structure connected to the surface-mounted mirror, the structureprovided with means to adjust a position of the surface-mounted mirrorand housing one or more acoustic chambers, the one or more acousticchambers having one or more audio output devices integrated within theone or more acoustic chambers; at least one light source; and one ormore companion devices connected wirelessly or electronically tetheredbut physically separable from the surface-mounted mirror, the one ormore companion devices provided with means to control functions beingcommunicated by visual or other means to the user, wherein imagesdisplayed on the screen display may be generated by one or more imagingdevices that may be configured to be physically adjustable and may bemounted in a plurality of positions behind, and in proximity to, thescreen display and within and to the one or more companion devices, andwherein the surface-mounted mirror may be capable of being adjusted atleast in height and rotation relative to the structure housing the oneor more acoustic chambers. The system may further include one or moremicrophones connected wirelessly or electronically tethered butphysically separable from the surface-mounted mirror and provided withmeans to enhance capture, broadcasting, and recording of voice and audioinputs to accompany and contextualize at least one of the plurality ofstill images and photos, non-visible and heat spectrum images, 3Dimages, audio inputs, and video of the user. The screen display may betouch-enabled. The at least one light source may surround thesurface-mounted mirror. The screen display may rotate within the atleast one light source upon one or more of voice activation and gestureactivation. The at least one light source may be separated from thesurface-mounted mirror. The screen display may be provided with means toapply one or more of augmented reality (AR) and audio filters to atleast one of the plurality of still images and photos, non-visible andheat spectrum images, 3D images, audio inputs, and video of the user. Atleast one of the one or more companion devices may be controlled by oneor more means including physical buttons, a touchpad, voice controlmeans, and gesture control means. The one or more companion devices mayprovide means to select and operate screen display functions that may beavailable to the user comprising: display screen zoom; selection andapplication of AR filters; selection and application audio filters;display screen image color temperature adjustment; capturing displayscreen images; commencing and terminating video recording andlivecasting; audio capture; commencing and terminating voice calls;interactive chat options; viewing any content pushed to or acquired bythe screen display; and scrolling and selecting control optionsdisplayed on the screen display, without requiring the user to havephysical contact with one or more of the surface-mounted mirror, thestructure, and the at least one light source. The one or more companiondevices may further comprise: a magnifying mirror attachment providedwith means to attach to at least one of the mirror of thesurface-mounted mirror, the surface display, the structure, and the atleast one light source. The one or more companion devices may functionas a handheld beauty tool capable of delivering hair and skin therapiesand beautification delivered by means comprising one or more of lighttherapy, ultrasonic facials, phototherapy, electrolysis, laser therapy,dermabrasion, mechanical action, product delivery and application, andmakeup removal. The one or more companion devices may further comprise:one or more speakers that may be capable of wirelessly connecting to theone or more audio output devices to create at least one of a stereo- anda surround sound transmission experience. The at least one light sourcemay be controlled by a least one of a touch slider and gesture controlmeans located intuitively to the at least one light source. The at leastone light source may be adjustable on one or more axes. The at least onelight source may move in concert with the surface-mounted mirror. Atleast partial movement of the surface-mounted mirror may bevoice-activated. Image capture functionality may be mounted in the atleast one light source. The system may include an application interfaceto present the same visual and aural content at the same time to allusers of a virtual community, including visually to the user who islivecasting, and the livecasting user also additionally may see the samecontent displayed on the screen display. The application interface mayinclude one or more buttons to use to capture a selfie, start videorecording or livestreaming, select video that is livestreaming (orarchived) by the user or by another user, communicate with other usersthrough messaging, share content with other users/members of the virtualcommunity, or other virtual communities that are known destinationswhere users post content, and/or report or flag inappropriate contentposted by other users. The application interface may translate wordsspoken by a livestreaming user into text lines that may be displayed inreal-time on the screen display of the surface-mounted mirror.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a selfie mirrorspeaker, the speaker comprising: a surface-mounted mirror that mayinclude a module capable of capturing, broadcasting, and recording stillphotos, audio, and video of a user; and at least one mirror light,wherein the mirror may be capable of being adjusted in height and anglefor viewing, demonstrating, documenting, and sharing use and applicationof cosmetics, grooming techniques, skincare products, and related toolsand accessories. The speaker also may include a base connected to abottom portion of the mirror, the base having a sound chamber (sometimesreferred to as an acoustic chamber) in the interior of the base with aspeaker integrated within the acoustic chamber. The mirror may be adual-sided mirror with one side of the mirror providing a magnification.The speaker may further include a swivel that may connect to each sideof the mirror and a top portion of the base to provide adjustability ofthe mirror. The at least one mirror light may be dual-sided. The speakermay further include a motion sensor that may activate the at least onemirror light. The motion sensor may be activated using infrared (IR)light. The motion sensor may activate other functionalities of theselfie mirror speaker. The at least one mirror light may have flash ringcapability. The speaker also may include at least one night light havingmore than one solid light setting. The camera may have video resolutionof 1080P when transmitting to a device and video resolution of 720P whenlivestreaming video. The speaker may further include a selfie button onthe base or the acoustic chamber, thereby providing a single button forthe user to touch to take a selfie photo and/or livestream video. Theacoustic chamber may further include a downward-facing full-range driveron a lower end of the sound chamber; and a passive base isolator on anupper end of the sound chamber. The selfie mirror speaker may pair withat least one Bluetooth®-enabled device or MP3 player.

Other embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a selfie mirrorspeaker, the speaker comprising: a surface-mounted mirror including amodule capable of capturing, broadcasting, and recording still photos,audio, and video of a user; and at least one mirror light, wherein themirror may be capable of being adjusted in height and angle for viewing,demonstrating, documenting, and sharing use and application ofcosmetics, grooming techniques, skincare products, and related tools andaccessories. The speaker also may include a base connected to a bottomportion of the mirror, the base having an acoustic chamber in theinterior of the base comprising: a downward-facing full-range driver ona lower end of the acoustic chamber; and a passive base isolator on anupper end of the acoustic chamber. The acoustic chamber may be aself-contained box within the interior of the base. The full-rangedriver may be an inverted 3-inch dynamic driver 202 and the passive baseisolator may be an upward-facing 2-inch passive bass isolator. Theacoustic chamber may provide a 5 W speaker output. The selfie mirrorspeaker may pair with at least one Bluetooth®-enabled device or MP3player.

Further embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a selfiemirror speaker comprising a surface-mounted mirror including a modulecapable of capturing, broadcasting, and recording still photos, audio,and video of a user; and at least one mirror light, wherein the mirrormay be capable of being adjusted in height and angle for viewing,demonstrating, documenting, and sharing use and application ofcosmetics, grooming techniques, skincare products, and related tools andaccessories. The speaker may include a base connected to a bottomportion of the mirror, the base having an acoustic chamber in theinterior of the base with a speaker integrated within the acousticchamber, wherein the selfie mirror speaker may pair with at least oneBluetooth®-enabled device or MP3 player. The speaker may further includeat least one microphone, wherein the selfie mirror speaker may includeBluetooth® capability to allow for hands-free calling using the at leastone microphone of the selfie mirror speaker.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of this disclosure and its features,reference is now made to the following description, taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a selfie mirror speaker according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a base of a selfie mirror speakeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2B is an exploded view of the acoustic chamber in the base of FIG.2A according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 depicts adjustability of a selfie mirror speaker according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mirror according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure;

FIG. 5 depicts a mirror with a companion device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 6 depicts a mirror and a light ring according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments of the present disclosure may generally provide a selfiemirror speaker that may provide a camera functionality to enable a userto take selfie photos and/or livestream video using the selfie mirrorspeaker. The selfie mirror speaker also may include a sound chamber(sometimes referred to as an acoustic chamber) in the base that providesa speaker.

FIG. 1 depicts selfie mirror speaker 10 according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. Selfie mirror speaker 10 may include mirror 101.Mirror 101 may include dual-sided mirrors that may be approximately 8inches in diameter. However, the diameters of mirror 101 may be largeror smaller without departing from the present disclosure, or any othergeometric or asymmetric shape including round. In an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, mirror 101 may provide 1× and 5× magnification;however, additional and/or other magnifications may be provided withoutdeparting from the present disclosure. It should be appreciated that oneside of mirror 101 may not include magnification while the reverse sideof mirror 101 may be rotated toward the user to provide a magnified viewin embodiments of the present disclosure.

Mirror 101 may provide adjustability, such as in rotating mirror 101 toprovide for magnification as previously described. Further, as depictedin FIG. 3, mirror 101 may be adjusted in height and/or distance from theuser in embodiments of the present disclosure. In an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, mirror 101 may be approximately 8 inches in heightand approximately 200-250 mm or approximately 8-10 inches' distance fromthe user. FIG. 3 also depicts an optimal (or ideal) angle for camera 105of mirror 101 to be positioned relative to a user. In an embodiment ofthe present disclosure, camera 105 may be positioned at an angle ofapproximately 20-23 degrees, although any angle of camera or lenspositioning may apply and the camera angle may be adjustable by theuser. Adjustability of the mirror may be provided through swivel 102that may connect to the sides of mirror 101 and the top portion of base103. Selfie mirror speaker 10 also may provide telescoping adjustabilitythrough base 103, such as to adjust the height and/or angle ofpositioning of mirror 101, in embodiments of the present disclosure.

Selfie mirror speaker 10 may include at least one mirror light 104,which may be an 8 W LED at 4200K in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. While an LED light may be described herein to form at leastone mirror light 104, it should be appreciated that other lights may beincorporated into selfie mirror speaker 10 without departing from thepresent disclosure. At least one mirror light 104 may be dual-sided inan embodiment of the present disclosure so that there may be light toilluminate mirror 101 regardless which side of mirror 101 faces theuser. However, there could be other embodiments of the presentdisclosure where at least one mirror light 104 may be single-sided,whether on the side of mirror 101 that is standard or the side that mayprovide magnification.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one mirror light104 may be manually turned on and off; however, there may be otherembodiments of the present disclosure where at least one mirror light104 may be turned on and off through a motion sensor incorporated withinselfie mirror speaker 10. If a motion sensor is used, at least onemirror light 104 may be activated from a range of approximately 120degrees; however, the range may be larger or shorter without departingfrom the present disclosure. The range near distance may beapproximately 0.328 feet or 0.1 m, and the range far distance may beapproximately 3.28 feet or 1 m in embodiments of the present disclosure.However, the range near and far distances may differ without departingfrom the present disclosure. The motion sensor may be operated usinginfrared (IR) light to detect motion and turn on at least one mirrorlight 104 or activate other functionalities of selfie mirror speaker 10in embodiments of the present disclosure; however, other methods todetect motion to activate at least one mirror light 104 or otherfunctionalities of selfie mirror speaker 10 may be utilized withoutdeparting from the present disclosure.

At least one mirror light 104 may have adjustable brightness inembodiments of the present disclosure. On the camera-side of selfiemirror speaker 10, at least one mirror light 104 may have flash ringcapability (FIG. 1), such that mirror 101 of selfie mirror speaker 10may provide even illumination with few shadows visible in the resultingvideo and/or photographs because the origin of the light is very closeto (and surrounds) the optical axis of the lens provided within selfiemirror speaker 10.

In addition to at least one mirror light 104, selfie mirror speaker 10may include at least one night light as part of or in addition to atleast one mirror light 104. In embodiments of the present disclosure, atleast one night light may include three solid light settings (red,green, blue); however, more or fewer light settings having differentcolors may be provided without departing from the present disclosure.Embodiments of the present disclosure also may provide forcolor-changing lights including, but not limited to, white, red, blue,green, magenta, amber, aqua, and purple. Other colors may be includedwithout departing from the present disclosure.

Selfie mirror speaker 10 may include camera 105 having the capability oftaking photographs and/or livestreaming video in embodiments of thepresent disclosure. The video resolution may be 4K, 1080P or any otherresolution when transmitting to a device, such as a mobile electronicdevice, or 720P when livestreaming video. The video aspect ratio may be16:9 in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Still resolution may be2 megapixels (MP) with a still aspect ratio of 16:9 in an embodiment ofthe present disclosure, or any resolution. The focal length may be 5.7mm in an embodiment of the present disclosure. While the focal length isnot adjustable in an embodiment of the present disclosure, it should beappreciated, however, there may be embodiments of the present disclosurewhere the focal length may be adjustable. While certain resolutions,focal lengths, and aspect ratios may be provided herein, it should beappreciated that other resolutions, focal lengths, or aspect ratios maybe provided without departing from the present disclosure. More than onecamera or lens may be provided in the device with control optionsprovided for the user to be able to select which camera or lens theywish to use without departing from the present disclosure.

It should be appreciated that selfie mirror speaker 10 may provide aplurality of controls or buttons 106 in base 103 that may be utilized toturn the power on or off, connect and disconnect Bluetooth pairing,adjust magnification, light strength, color, angles, volume, and otheraspects of selfie mirror speaker 10 in embodiments of the presentdisclosure. While controls or buttons 106 are depicted in FIG. 1, itshould be appreciated that more, fewer, or different controls or buttonsmay be provided in base 103 without departing from the presentdisclosure. It also should be appreciated that controls or buttons 106may be provided in a location on selfie mirror speaker 10 other than inbase 103 without departing from the present disclosure.

Selfie button 107 may be provided on base 103 in embodiments of thepresent disclosure. Selfie button 107 may allow a user to touch a singlebutton to take a selfie and/or livestream video. While selfie button 107is depicted as being positioned on the backside of base 103 in FIG. 1,it should be appreciated that selfie button 107 may be positioned in adifferent location on selfie mirror speaker 10 without departing fromthe present disclosure.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of base 103 of a selfie mirror speakeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2B is anexploded view of sound chamber 201 in base 103 of FIG. 2A according toan embodiment of the present disclosure. Sound chamber 201 may beprovided in an interior of base 103 of selfie mirror speaker 10 to housethe one or more speakers. Accordingly, base 103 itself may house soundchamber 201 and may provide a self-contained speaker chamber/sound box(i.e., a box-in-a-box). This construction may create a more rigid box totransmit sound than base 103 may be able to transmit on its own. Soundchamber 201 may include full-range driver 202 on one end and baseisolator 203 on the other end. Without sound chamber 201 housed in base103 according to embodiments of the present disclosure, sound qualitymay suffer because main speaker driver 202 according to embodiments ofthe present disclosure faces downward. The opposite side of soundchamber 201 may include passive bass isolator 203 to further enhancebass sound and overall sound quality. Thus, sound transmission may beimproved due to the self-contained nature of sound chamber/box 201within base 103. It should be appreciated that a plurality of soundchambers with a plurality of sound output characteristics may beprovided without departing from the present disclosure.

Selfie mirror speaker 10 may include a 5 W speaker output in anembodiment of the present disclosure. The speaker output may provideinverted 3-inch dynamic driver 202 and upward-facing 2-inch passive bassisolator/radiator 203 in embodiments of the present disclosure. Thespeaker drivers and layout also may include a full range 5W dynamicdriver and passive bass radiators in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

The body of selfie mirror speaker 10 may be formed of plastic, such asacrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The light ring may be formed ofacrylic, such as poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA). The speaker grill maybe formed of steel. Silicone may be used to form the control panel andcovers for selfie mirror speaker 10. The at least one mirror may beformed of glass, while the frame and arm of the at least one mirror maybe formed of steel. While different materials are described herein, itshould be appreciated that other materials may be used without departingfrom the present disclosure.

It should be appreciated that selfie mirror speaker 10 may pair with anyBluetooth®-enabled device, including but not limited to, a tablet, alaptop or other computer, a smart phone (IOS or Android), MP3 players,and/or other mobile electronic devices. Accordingly, audio sources mayinclude Bluetooth-enabled devices and/or MP3 players. However, it shouldbe appreciated that MP3 players may be limited to 3.5 mm aux input insome embodiments of the present disclosure. Selfie mirror speaker 10 mayinclude Bluetooth® version 5.0+BR+EDR with an approximately 33 foot/10 mconnection range according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.It also should be appreciated that inclusion of Bluetooth® capability inselfie mirror speaker 10 may allow for hands-free calling in embodimentsof the present disclosure.

Total harmonic distortion (THD) plus Noise may be less thanapproximately 10% in embodiments of the present disclosure. The signalto noise (S/N) ratio may be more than approximately 95 dB in embodimentsof the present disclosure. The frequency response may be approximately120 Hz-20 KHz (−10 dB) in embodiments of the present disclosure. Variousaudio formats may be supported including, but not limited to,high-efficiency advanced audio encoding (HE-ACC), low-complexityadvanced audio encoding (LC-ACC), MP3, Vorbis, WAV linear pulse codemodulation (LPCM), and free lossless audio codec (FLAC). Other audioformats may be supported without departing from the present disclosure.Streaming quality may be approximately 16 bit/48 kHZ in embodiments ofthe present disclosure.

Selfie mirror speaker 10 may further include at least one microphonethat may have near-field (x1) range and may have a range ofapproximately 1.7 feet/0.5 m in an embodiment of the present disclosure.However, there may be embodiments of the present disclosure where the atleast one microphone may have a range other than near-field and/or havea different range distance without departing from the presentdisclosure. The at least one microphone also may have a background noiselimit of approximately 35 dB in an embodiment of the present disclosure;however, the background noise limit may be adjusted up or down withoutdeparting from the present disclosure. In some embodiments of thepresent disclosure, a separate microphone (i.e., separate from selfiemirror speaker 10), either wireless or corded, may be used to enhancethe quality of voiceover when a user is recording, transmitting orstreaming video and images from selfie mirror speaker 10, such asdepicted in FIG. 5.

Selfie mirror speaker 10 may also include at least one USB connection(1x2.1A) in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Selfie mirrorspeaker 10 may further include a charging cable/cord, which may be a12V, 4A adaptor (6 feet/183 cm) in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mirror according to an embodiment ofthe present disclosure. In this embodiment, the mirror may include ascreen display, similar to that of a smartphone display, that may beround, ovoid, square, rectangular, or any other shape. The image thatmay be seen on the screen display may be generated by a camera, or aplurality of cameras, mounted in any of fixed or adjustable positionsthat may be located near the screen display or behind the screendisplay. The screen display may be touch or non-touch-enabled inembodiments of the present disclosure. The screen display may bedouble-sided with a mirror or other display/reflective element on theother side, and this screen display may spin in a fixed light ring so itcan present either side to a user. This spin feature may bevoice-activated, and other features may be voice-activated as well inembodiments of the present disclosure.

Inclusion of a screen display on one side of the mirror as depicted inFIG. 4 may allow the screen display to act as a mirror when the userlooks in the camera. Further, the screen display may provide additionalfeatures that a mirror cannot, including, but not limited to, zoom anddisplay of non-visible spectrum images. The screen display mayincorporate augmented reality (AR) filters that may mask wrinkles andspots, and may reveal underlying skin structure not visible to the nakedeye. Light filters also may be added more effectively using a screendisplay according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The screendisplay also may transfer mobile interactivity to the mirror and mayeven provide commercial opportunities, such as selling ad space.

FIG. 5 depicts a mirror with a companion device, such as a controlpanel, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Thecompanion device may be used to control functions being shown to theuser on the screen display via an application. This may bridge the gapbetween users who may not be comfortable with voice control and removingthe control panel of the mirror entirely due to the replacement ofprimary physical controls by voice control actuation. The companiondevice may be connected remotely (i.e., wirelessly) or tethered to themirror through a connection cable. The companion device may be used as acontrol tool for screen display functions. In an embodiment of thepresent disclosure, the companion device may be a touchpad; however,other companion devices may be used without departing from the presentdisclosure. Screen display functions may include, but are not limitedto, zoom (i.e., zoom in and out the view of user's face on the screendisplay), selection of AR filters, color temperature adjustment, aselfie trigger, and scrolling options without the user having to leanforward to operate the mirror. Scrolling options may appear on thescreen display and may include, but are not limited to, virtual makeupselections or filters to enhance the user's image. The companion devicemay include a magnifying mirror attachment that may be magneticallyattached to the mirror on the reverse side of the screen display in anembodiment of the present disclosure.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the separate controlpanel may function as a handheld beauty tool that may be capable ofdelivering skin therapies, such as light therapy/phototherapy. This toolmay include a mirror so it can be used as a handheld mirror to see theback and sides of a user's head/body by using the mirror, or any mirrorin conjunction with it. Accordingly, the tool may function as anadditional mirror, whether anchored to the main mirror, or handheld.

The separate companion device panel may include a speaker that mayconnect to the speaker in the mirror itself to create a stereo-soundexperience. True Wireless Sound (TWS) may be provided through such aspeaker, thereby providing an audio improvement, or any one of acombination of different speaker frequencies or output ranges thatenhance audio delivery by providing separate speakers to outputdifferent frequency ranges of the same audio inputs. The control panelmay also be configured to control a plurality of mirror functions,including but not limited to, light brightness and color temperaturecontrol, movement up and down if the stem is telescopic, etc.—regardlesswhether function control buttons are present on the mirror itself.

The companion device also may include a spotlight (or light ring) thatmay be used to highlight areas when performing tasks that may requiremore light, such as brow tweezing. In the present disclosure, the mirrormay be separated from the light ring in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure (FIG. 6) so that lighting is provided to illuminate theuser's face only, and energy is not wasted lighting the reverse side ofthe mirror when it is not in use. A stationary light ring can be widerso that it may emit more diffuse, softer light, and a wider light ringmay create a more impactful flash, resulting in higher quality selfiesand video. A touch slider for brightness may be included on the back ofa light ring in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The light ring may be adjustable on one or more axes, such as forvertical pitch and/or height. However, the light ring may include asingle side of a light element.

The back of the light ring may include controls, such as touch controlsor buttons or another type of control interface. It should beappreciated that the double-sided mirror/screen display may adjust withthe ring light in embodiments of the present disclosure.

In embodiments of the present disclosure, rotation or swivel of themirror/screen display may be voice-activated so that the user's handsmay remain free for other tasks. The voice activation may provide avoice assistant in embodiments of the present disclosure.

The camera functionality (i.e., the camera or plurality of lenses andcameras provided) may be mounted behind the screen display, in the lightring surrounding the mirror, or anywhere on the mirror or companiondevices in embodiments of the present disclosure. The light ring mayremain in a fixed position so that it always faces the user. Whereverthe plurality of cameras are mounted, they may be adjustable forleft/right angles, vertical pitch, and rotation. In embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the screen display may be capable of swiveling sothat the reverse side may be visible to the user. The reverse side maybe a standard mirror or a magnifying mirror in embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user may be providedwith an Internet connection which may be used to direct the user to avirtual community (which may be provided through a smartphoneapplication) where the user can interact with other users by viewing,posting, and/or sharing content. Using an application interface for thevirtual community, the user may mirror the image that is displayed onhis/her smartphone to the virtual community. This image that isdisplayed on the smartphone may be the same image that is generated onthe screen display of the mirror and/or the same image that the user maysee in the reverse side mirror. It should be appreciated that theapplication interface may include or more buttons that may be used tocapture a selfie, start video recording or livestreaming, select videothat is livestreaming (or archived) by the user or by another user,communicate with other users through messaging (which may be textualand/or icon/graphic-driven), share content with other users/members ofthe virtual community, or other virtual communities that are knowndestinations where users post content, and/or report or flaginappropriate content posted by other users. Messages being posted bycommunity users in response to what a user is livestreaming may bedisplayed in real-time on the user's mirror screen or may belivestreamed back to the user who is livestreaming (so that thelivestreaming user can chat with other users while he/she islivestreaming).

The application may include the ability to translate words spoken by alivestreaming user into text lines that may be displayed in real-time onthe screen display of the user's mirror such that all members of thevirtual community can see a written translation of the spoken words. Theapp interface may include the ability to select a single user's profileand display information about that user, including but not limited to,how many likes they have, number of followers, their show times, otherusers they follow, and wall of all their posts. The app interface maydisplay the number of community users who are viewing a livecast. Theapp interface may have a button to allow users who are viewing alivecast to speak or type written messages to the user who islivecasting; and if spoken in a language not known to the livecastinguser, such messages may be translated to appear in a language known tothe livecasting user. In general, the app interface may present the samevisual and aural content on a device at the same time to all users ofthe virtual community (including visually to the user who islivecasting), and the livecasting user may also additionally see thesame content displayed on their mirror screen.

It may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words andphrases used in this patent document. The terms “include” and“comprise,” as well as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion withoutlimitation. The term “or” is inclusive, meaning and/or. The phrases“associated with” and “associated therewith,” as well as derivativesthereof, may mean to include, be included within, interconnect with,contain, be contained within, connect to or with, couple to or with, becommunicable with, cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximateto, be bound to or with, have, have a property of, or the like.

While this disclosure has described certain embodiments and generallyassociated methods, alterations and permutations of these embodimentsand methods will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly,the above description of example embodiments does not define orconstrain this disclosure. Other changes, substitutions, and alterationsare also possible without departing from the spirit and scope of thisdisclosure, as defined by the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A smart vanity mirror speaker system, the systemcomprising: a surface-mounted mirror comprising: a mirror on a firstside; a screen display on a second side opposite the first side; one ormore modules capable of capturing, livecasting, and recording aplurality of still images and photos, non-visible and heat spectrumimages, 3D images, audio inputs, and video of a user; and a swivel thatconnects to a single point or a plurality of sides of thesurface-mounted mirror, and provides for rotational adjustability of thesurface-mounted mirror; a structure connected to the surface-mountedmirror, the structure provided with means to adjust a position of thesurface-mounted mirror and housing one or more acoustic chambers, theone or more acoustic chambers having one or more audio output devicesintegrated within the one or more acoustic chambers; at least one lightsource; and one or more companion devices connected wirelessly orelectronically tethered but physically separable from thesurface-mounted mirror, the one or more companion devices provided withmeans to control functions being communicated by visual or other meansto the user, wherein images displayed on the screen display aregenerated by one or more imaging devices that are configured to bephysically adjustable and are mounted in a plurality of positionsbehind, and in proximity to, the screen display and within and to theone or more companion devices, and wherein the surface-mounted mirror iscapable of being adjusted at least in height and rotation relative tothe structure housing the one or more acoustic chambers.
 2. The systemof claim 1 further comprising: one or more microphones connectedwirelessly or electronically tethered but physically separable from thesurface-mounted mirror and provided with means to enhance capture,broadcasting, and recording of voice and audio inputs to accompany andcontextualize at least one of the plurality of still images and photos,non-visible and heat spectrum images, 3D images, audio inputs, and videoof the user.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the screen display istouch-enabled.
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one lightsource surrounds the surface-mounted mirror.
 5. The system of claim 4,wherein the screen display rotates within the at least one light sourceupon one or more of voice activation and gesture activation.
 6. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source is separatedfrom the surface-mounted mirror.
 7. The system of claim 1, wherein thescreen display is provided with means to apply one or more of augmentedreality (AR) and audio filters to at least one of the plurality of stillimages and photos, non-visible and heat spectrum images, 3D images,audio inputs, and video of the user.
 8. The system of claim 1, whereinat least one of the one or more companion devices is controlled by oneor more means including physical buttons, a touchpad, voice controlmeans, and gesture control means.
 9. The system of claim 1, wherein theone or more companion devices provide means to select and operate screendisplay functions that may be available to the user comprising: displayscreen zoom; selection and application of AR filters; selection andapplication audio filters; display screen image color temperatureadjustment; capturing display screen images; commencing and terminatingvideo recording and livecasting; audio capture; commencing andterminating voice calls; interactive chat options; viewing any contentpushed to or acquired by the screen display; and scrolling and selectingcontrol options displayed on the screen display, without requiring theuser to have physical contact with one or more of the surface-mountedmirror, the structure, and the at least one light source.
 10. The systemof claim 1, the one or more companion devices further comprising: amagnifying mirror attachment provided with means to attach to at leastone of the mirror of the surface-mounted mirror, the surface display,the structure, and the at least one light source.
 11. The system ofclaim 1, wherein the one or more companion devices function as ahandheld beauty tool capable of delivering hair and skin therapies andbeautification delivered by means comprising one or more of lighttherapy, ultrasonic facials, phototherapy, electrolysis, laser therapy,dermabrasion, mechanical action, product delivery and application, andmakeup removal.
 12. The system of claim 1, the one or more companiondevices further comprising: one or more speakers that are capable ofwirelessly connecting to the one or more audio output devices to createat least one of a stereo- and a surround sound transmission experience.13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source iscontrolled by a least one of a touch slider and gesture control meanslocated intuitively to the at least one light source.
 14. The system ofclaim 1, wherein the at least one light source is adjustable on one ormore axes.
 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one lightsource moves in concert with the surface-mounted mirror.
 16. The systemof claim 1, wherein at least partial movement of the surface-mountedmirror is voice-activated.
 17. The system of claim 1, wherein imagecapture functionality is mounted in the at least one light source. 18.The system of claim 1, wherein the system includes an applicationinterface to present the same visual and aural content at the same timeto all users of a virtual community, including visually to the user whois livecasting, and the livecasting user also additionally sees the samecontent displayed on the screen display.
 19. The system of claim 18,wherein the application interface includes one or more buttons to use tocapture a selfie, start video recording or livestreaming, select videothat is livestreaming (or archived) by the user or by another user,communicate with other users through messaging, share content with otherusers/members of the virtual community, or other virtual communitiesthat are known destinations where users post content, and/or report orflag inappropriate content posted by other users.
 20. The system ofclaim 19, wherein the application interface translates words spoken by alivestreaming user into text lines that are displayed in real-time onthe screen display of the surface-mounted mirror.